
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) mocked Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) assertion that House Republicans have accomplished much in the way of oversight this year, characterizing their efforts as “failure theater” in a speech shortly before the House vote on whether to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Jordan, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, defended McCarthy on the grounds that the GOP had engaged in robust oversight of the executive branch under his leadership. “Because of our oversight, we know that parents were targeted by the Department of Justice. Because of our...